Jupiter 33/40 class

Jupiter 33/40 class

Jupiter 40 blackbird

Ship data Ship type Work ship Shipping company Federal waterways and shipping administration Shipyard Faaborg Værft Construction period 1990 to 1993 Units built 22nd Cruising areas Inland waterways

Ship dimensions and crew length 10.10–12.08 m ( Lüa ) width 3.63 m Side height 3.30 m Draft Max. 1.05 m

Machine system machine 1 × diesel engine propeller 1 × fixed propeller

The Jupiter-33/40 class is a series of 22 labor and survey vessels of the fairway and Shipping Administration of the Federal .

description

The Danish company Faaborg Værft took over Jupiter Værftet on Bogø in 1979 and developed their sport boat models into work boats . The new designs were named after the name of the acquired shipyard and the length of the boat in feet . From 1990 to 1993 ten vehicles of the type Jupiter 33 and twelve vehicles of the type Jupiter 40 from this series were delivered to the German waterways and shipping authorities .

Jupiter 33 survey vessel Weekeborg

The ships are made of glass fiber reinforced plastic and are powered by a marine diesel engine that acts on a 3-bladed fixed propeller . The drive power varies, depending on the area of ​​application, between 72 and 144 kilowatts . As maneuvering aids , the ships are equipped with a transverse thruster and a Becker rudder.

Characteristic for this class are the outside steering position ( flybridge ) and the reinforced rubbing rail . The inside steering position, seating, a pantry , a toilet and a storage room are located in the deck structure . At the bow there is a shoulder for pushing ships without their own propulsion .

Since 2013, the ships have been gradually decommissioned and sold through Vebeg . They are usually replaced by units of the Spatz class.

See also

• List of ships of the waterways and shipping authorities

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History of Faaborg Værft. (No longer available online.) Faaborg Værft , archived from the original on March 17, 2016 ; Retrieved January 9, 2018 (Danish). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.